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A Mexican judge has granted two people the right to legally snort booger sugar in the very first ruling of its kind.
The court said it would allow the two unidentified people to “possess, transport and use cocaine”, but not to sell it, according to Mexico United Against Crime (MUAC), an organization dedicated to the country’s war on drugs.
According to Mexico Daily News, the judge imposed various stipulations for the pair such as limiting their intake to 500 milligrams per day (one line of cocaine equals about a
25 mg dose) and not working, driving or operating heavy machinery while under the influence. They are also prohibited from doing the drugs in public, around children, or encourage others to join.
Judge Víctor Octavio Luna Escobedo said the recreational use of cocaine has numerous upsides including,”tension relief, the intensification of perceptions and the desire [to have] new personal and spiritual experiences.”
Mexico United Against Crime praised the ruling in a statement:
“This case represents another step in the fight to construct alternative drug policies that allow [Mexico] to redirect its security efforts and better address public health.”
“We have spent years working for a more secure, just and peaceful Mexico. This case is about insisting on the need to stop criminalising … drug users and designing better public policies that explore all the available options,” said the group’s director, Lisa Sanchez.
As Al Jazeera points out, the government’s fight against the country’s powerful drug cartels has caused bodies to pile up in the streets. Since deploying the army to fight the cartels in 2006, more than 250,000 people have been murdered, including a record 33,755 last year.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a left-wing politician, has already authorized marijuana use in individual cases and has vowed to radically change Mexico’s approach to drug eradication. He has even floated the idea of decriminalizing all illegal drugs to take the power away from the cartels and gangs, with detox programs put in place of incarceration.
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[h/t Newsweek]